St. Paul daily globe., 1887-03-19
THE COUNCIL. ROUTINE.


Lawrence, L'Herault, Mareck, Mills, Phillips,
Stott and SwenSon.
THE COUNCIL. ROUTINE.
Numerous Small Affairs of lnIeres,
About the City.
At the regular meeting of the council last
evening all the aldermen were present ex-
cept Aid. Babb and Clough, both of whom
are out of the city. F. w. Case, the as
SCISSOR, sent in the following names as as
sistants: John NJ. Williams, James o.
Weld, w. w. Woodward, F. E. Brackett,
c. r. Brent, Charles Huntoon and w. b.
Jones' These appointments were confirmed.
A. j. Blethen sent in a communication ask
ing the council to make some provision for
furnishing the election returns to the news
paper offices at the neXt election. He stated
that heretofore the newspapers had taken
the whole responsibility upon themselves,
but since the forming of the new pre-
cinctS it was impossible to handle the re-
turns. The letter was referred to the COM
mittee on police and the mayor, with power
to act. A number of protests Were re-
ceiYed to the laying out and opening of GER
tain streets, and referred to the proper
committees. A communication was re-
ceived from residents of South Mnneap-
oils, protesting against the laying of
water main on Twenty-seventh avenue
south. as, in their opinion. the same is not
needed. The matter was referred to the
alderman from the Seventh ward and the
committee Oh water works. Fred Young
ren petitioned that some 81. 200 due him
for laying water mains might be paid
him. The matter was referred to the commit
tee on waterworks. Residents of Second
avenue north, between Third and Fourth
streets, protested against the laying of
stone sidewalk. Referred to the committee
OH paving. Residents of the Third ward
sent in protest against the keeping of
daries in that ward. The petition was re-
ferred to the alderman from the Third
ward. The owner of the land Oil which
the engine house on the corner of WASH
ington avenue south and Thirteenth
street is situated, sent IN bill for
1856 for rent. etc., The bill was
referred to the committee on fire
department. One or two communications
in regard to ponds around the city caused
by tine melting snow and the improper
grading, were received and referred to
the proper committees. A commu-
that the city repay him S109. eX-
by being run over by a hose cart, was
referred to the committee Oh claims. City
comptroller reported that he had received
from newsboys' licenses S542. rs and from
bootblacks' licenses $1S4. On motion of
Aid. Haugan the city comptroller was au-
thorized to have printed 500 copies of the
financial condition of the city. Warrants
were ordered drawn for bills amounting to
$4, 139.6 So. Two additional warrants were
also ordered drawn to pay for new fire de-
partment horses. One was for $3.50 and
the other for 50, 600, payable to Gross 81
Nichols. Aid. Swenson stated that all
expert was examining the accounts of
the late water commissioners. as re-
| quested, and as the work was
| not quite finished, more time was wanted
| This was granted. The report of the com
| missioners in the matter of condemning
land fora new pump house i'll North Min
neapolis was presented and laid over one
week. The reports in regard to laying out
and extending East Seventeenth and East
Twenty-second streets were also laid over
| The reports of the commissioners in the
matter of opening Superior street. vacating
part of alley in block 222, Hoa z
Il Bells addition. Strengthening alley
i'll same addition. and opening East
TWenty-eighth street were approved and
| resolutions were passed laying out North
Humboldt street, laying out West Twenty
fifth street, and opening Twenty-seventh
street, from Marshall to Monroe street.
The following plats were approved:
Cedar Avenue Park, Wyman Park.
j. B. Tabours Second addition, and
Matchan's addition. The question of pro-
curing sites upon which to locate Engine
House Nos and fire headquarters came up
and the committee On fire was directed to
advertise for bids for lot upon which to
locate headquarters. The committee already
has a lot in view upon which to locate Engine
House No. 5. The city engineer was in
! structed to advertise for bids for construct
ing an engine house in the Third ward. On
the recommendation of the committee on
water works the city engineer was directed
TO take steps toward replacing The sub
merged pipe near the suspension bridge,
and to remove the ledge in front of the
inlet pipes iii front of the inlet racks at the
pump house. On motion Of Aid. Johnson,
the city of Minneapolis, through its proper
officers, was directed to deliver to the Min
neapolis Industrial exposition quitclaim
deed, or orther conveyance, to the Exposi-
! ton property. Aid. Cooley moved that a
warrant for SITS be drawn in favor of c.
A. Smith, due him for money advanced for
grading. Carried. The council then ad-
| journed to next Tuesday evening at 7:30.
THE ELDER ON RIS EAR.
l.. M. Stewart Asks $4,000 Dam.
| ages from the Tribune for Label.
Levi NJ. Stewart, generally known as
Elder Stewart, has begun an action
against the Tribune to recover $50, 600 for
alleged libel In his complaint he states
that he has lived in Minneapolis for more
than twenty-five years. and that during all
of this time he has been known by large
number OF people here, and his reputation
among these people has been that of all
honest, benevolent and respectable person,
and person of lberality. He alleges that
on Jan. 81, 1886, the Tribune printed a
facetious article charging that he had
moved his office up to his house to save eX-
pense. This he Indignantly denies. and de-
clares that the article was printed for the
purpose of making people believe that he
| (Stewart) was so stingy. misery and pc
nurious that ne was unwilling to sustain the
expense of keeping an Office down town.
This, he claims, damaged him to the
extent of SIS, 1000. For second cause of
action Mr.. Stewart alleges that the paper
referred to him as las that very modest